GasLiftValveDesign-US Field Units.

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Description: This spreadsheet performs computations for gas lift valve spacing and sizing using the Universal Design method
Instruction: 1) Update parameter values in the Input Data section; 2) Click "Slotion" button; and 3) View result.
Input Data
Maximum depth of injection point (Do):
Minimum tubing pressure at injection point (p to):
Kill fluid pressure gradient (Gs):

735 psia

5.00

0.4481707 psi/ft

0.01

0.75 1 for air

Flowing tubing head temperature (thf):

104

Temperature at injection point (twf):

176

Flowing tubing head pressure (phf):

147 psia

1.00

1396.5 psia

9.50

1029 psia

7.00

294 psia

2.00

0 psia
0.2562
0 psia

0.00
0.2562
0

Casing injection pressure (pc,s):

Tubing pressure margin at surface (ptm,s):
Casing pressure margin (pcm):
Port area to bellows are ratio (R):
Spring load (St):

Design tubing pressure at surface (phf,d):

Design tubing pressure gradient (Gfd):

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

2000

Gas specific gravity (g):

Kick-off pressure (pk,s):

Valve No.

6,560 ft

0.75

40

80

441 psi

3.00

0.045 psi/ft

0.0010

Temperature gradient (Gt):

0.0110 F/ft

1-R=

0.7438

0.7438

T.E.F. = R/(1-R) =

0.3444

0.3444

0.02

Valve Depth (Dv)

Temp. (Tv)

Design
Tubing
Pres. (ptv)

Surface
Opening
Press. (pso)

(m)
922
1,305
1,670
2,019
2,352
2,670
2,974
3,264
3,540
3,805
4,057
4,298

(oC)
58
66
73
80
87
93
99
105
111
116
121
126

(MPa)
3.92
4.30
4.67
5.02
5.35
5.67
5.97
6.26
6.54
6.80
7.06
7.30

(MPa)
7.00
7.00
7.00
7.00
7.00
7.00
7.00
7.00
7.00
7.00
7.00
7.00

D3=

p c , s p cm phf , d + ( G s G fd ) D 2
p c , s pcm
40 , 000
pc , s p cm phf , d + ( G s G fd ) D 3
Gs

D4 =

G s

pc , s p cm
40 , 000

p c , s p cm phf , d + ( G s G fd ) D 4
pc , s p cm
G s
40 , 000

D5 =

D6=

p c , s pcm p hf , d + ( G s G fd ) D 5
Gs

D7=

pc , s p cm
40 , 000

p c , s pcm p hf , d + ( G s G fd ) D 7
Gs

D9 =

40 , 000

p c , s p cm p hf , d + ( G s G fd ) D 6
Gs

D8 =

pc , s p cm

pc , s p cm
40 , 000

p c , s pcm p hf , d + ( G s G fd ) D 8
Gs

pc , s p cm
40 , 000

D 10 =

pc , s p cm p hf , d + ( G s G fd ) D 9
G s

pc , s p cm
40 , 000

using the Universal Design method.

; and 3) View result.

m
MPa
MPa/m
1 for air
C

404.5

665.475

psia

MPa
MPa
MPa
MPa
MPa
MPa

MPa
Mpa/m
C/m

At 60 F and dome pressure:

Valve
Opening
Pres. (pvo)

Dome
Press. at
Depth (pd)

Valve
Closing
Pres. (pvc)

Dome
Press. at
60oF

Test Reck
Opening
Pres.

(MPa)
7.53
7.75
7.96
8.16
8.35
8.53
8.71
8.87
9.03
9.18
9.33
9.47

(MPa)
6.60
6.87
7.12
7.35
7.58
7.80
8.01
8.20
8.39
8.57
8.75
8.91

(MPa)
6.60
6.87
7.12
7.35
7.58
7.80
8.01
8.20
8.39
8.57
8.75
8.91

(MPa)
5.19
5.23
5.23
5.27
5.31
5.35
5.39
5.49
5.42
5.40
5.43
5.35

(MPa)
6.98
7.04
7.03
7.08
7.14
7.20
7.25
7.38
7.29
7.26
7.30
7.19

t 60 F and dome pressure:

At dome temp and press.: